Display container and the like



Nov. 24, 1931. B -r 1,833,304

DISPLAY CONTAINER AND .THE LIKE Filed June 24, 1931 Patented Nov. 24,1931 UNITED ,ISTATESV PATENT 'o F cE I FRANK B. rural, or InmownnoomPENNSYLVANIA, essIcnonf'rormmann a smrrn comm, or PmLADELrmA, PENNSYLVNIA, A conzronarxolv or, PENNSYL- VANIA.

mama; filed June 24,

This invention .in general relates to containers and more particularlyto a foldable paper or pasteboard box, having for its prin cipal objectthe provision of a container of a deslgn, constructlon, arrangement andadaptation of parts 'particuIarly designed and adapted to provide meansfor inspection and display of the contents, and as a comem wrappingthereover;

ponent part thereof a flap serving at once or identification of theproducts within the container," and as a label, etc., with suitableinsignia thereon.

Another object is to provide an improved foldable box of the kinddescribed adapted for the displa of merchandise such as food products,can y, novelties, etc., in a sanitary,

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the completed device as it appears inusewith food products therein, and

Figure 4 is' a transverse sectional view taken on line 44 of Fig. 3.

For the purpose of-illustrating my invention I have shown in theaccompanying draw-1 ings one form thereof which is at present preferredby me, since the same has been found in practice to give satisfactoryand reliable results, although it is to be understood that the variousinstrumentalities of which my invention consists can be variouslyarrange and organized and that my inven tion is-not limited to theprecise arrangementa and organization of the instrumentalities as hereinshown and described.

In the drawingsxwherein similar characters of reference indicatecorrespondingparts I DISPLLAY comenmnmn ran LIKE 1931. Serial No.546,519.

in the several views, in the preferred form of the invention 10designates a form for a fold- "ablebox of the kind indicatedas struck orstamped from a sheet of paper, pasteboard or the like. The form 10consists of a body portion 11 creased as at 12 and 13, to providemarginal strips 14 and 15 which serve as sides of the completed boxand'which are formed with longitudinally extending ends 16, 17 and 18,19 respectively,'these ends being creased" at their junction with saidmarginal strips 14, 15, as at 20. In addition one of the marginal strips14 bases an important form of the present invention, a flap or tab 21creased along the line 22 of its junction to the said strip 14. The ends16 and 17 -mentioned above as shown in Fig. 1 have notches 23 whichcommunicate with slits 24 for a purpose which will shortly appear.

The ends 18, 19 also have slits 25 which regisends 16 and 17 after thestrips 14, 15 are bent at right angles to the body portion 11 and theends 16, 17, and 18, 19 are interlocked by the engaging or registeringof the slits 24 with slits 25 as above described, the notches 23facilitating the operation indicated.

The container now in folded and partially completeform, is ready forfilling with itsappropriate contents,; which, for example, may be thecubes of candy 26. The flap or tab 21 is now bent over to the positionshown in Fig. 2, after which a transparent sheet of moisture-proofmaterial 27 is wrapped about the container andsuitably sealed, thuspractically hermetically closing the box and its contents. It will beobserved by inspection of Fig. 3 that most of the contents 26 of thecontainer is visible through the transparent wrapping 27 whilethe tab 21which may be centrally positioned, as shown, serves as a label, etc.,whereon printed or design matter, registration notice, etc. 28, may beplaced.

- Attention is directed to the fact that the desirable features.achieved in the present device are accomplished by the striking out orstamping of theform 10 from sheet material by machine process in anysuitable manner, so as to provide as a salient feature the flap or tab21 which, in combination with the con- 70 ter with theslits 24 of thefirst-mentioned a tainer and its transparent wrapping, is, ar-

' pasted or similarly secured to the sheet of ends extending beyond thebe y or any extenmaterial inclosing the box used, or placed directly onsome portion of the box, this necessitating, of course, an extraoperation, and in addition the unitary artistic effect of the presentinvention is lacking. Moreover, the tab or label 21 of my inventionactually reinends thereon having means for securing same together, saidmarginal strips being coexten- D sive in length with said body portion,said ends exten in beyond the body or any extension thereo said displacontainer when forces the box as a whole while achieving the otherfunctions indicated.

In Figs. 1, 2, and 3, I have shown the tab 21 as being essentiallyrectangular in configuration, and this form may be preferred by some,but as is apparent, the tab 21 may be oval, round or other shape, etc.,this being dictated by individual taste.

The, form 10 which is printed or provided with whatever descriptivematter desired in its fiat, unfolded condition, by the elimination ofthe usual top saves much material, while the desirable features of adust and moisture proof container having means permitting inspection anddisplay of its contents, and an integrally formed identification tab orlabel is likewise presented.

I am aware that the invention may be embodied in other specific formswithout departing from the spirit or essential attributes thereof, and Itherefore desire the present embodiment to be considered in all respectsas illustrative and not restrictive, reference being had to the appendedclaims rather than to the foregoing] description to indicate the scopeof the invention.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, "is

1. A display container for lump merchandise comprising in combination,astrip of material substantially rectangular foldedto provide a bodyportion having marginal strips with, dongitudinally' exten ing binderends thereon having means for securing same together, said marginalstrips being coextensive in length with said bod portion, said sionthereof, said display container when in blank form having no flapbetween said ends,

and a relatively narrow member formed integrally with one of themarginal strips and removed from its ends, said memberserving as areinforcement "for said container and for the display of insignia. V

2. A display container for lump merchandise comprising in combination, astrip of material substantially rectangular folded to provide a bodyportion having marginal strips with longitudinally extending binder inblank form having no ap betweensaid

